Writing Systems of Equations from Word Problems

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What is a system of equations?

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A system of equations is a set of two or more equations with the same variables. The solution is the set of values that satisfy all equations in the system.

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How do you represent a word problem as a system of equations?

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Identify the variables, translate the relationships and conditions into equations, and ensure the equations reflect the problem's constraints.

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What does the variable 'S' represent in the ticket sales problem?

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In the ticket sales problem, 'S' represents the number of student tickets sold.

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What does the variable 'A' represent in the ticket sales problem?

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In the ticket sales problem, 'A' represents the number of adult tickets sold.

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What is the first equation to write for the total number of tickets sold?

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What is the second equation to write for the total receipts from ticket sales?

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In Sarah's lawn mowing problem, what do 'x' and 'y' represent?

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In Sarah's problem, 'x' represents the number of small lawns mowed, and 'y' represents the number of large lawns mowed.

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What is the equation for Sarah's total earnings?

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What is the equation for the total number of lawns mowed by Sarah?

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In the playground problem, what does 'l' represent?

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In the playground problem, 'l' represents the length of the playground.